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ST. PAUL, Minnesota The Minnesota man whose Twister game launc stanley cup hed decades of awkward social interactions at parties has died. He was 82.Charles Chuck Foley died July 1 at a care facility in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. His son, Mark Foley, said Thursday that his father had been suffering from Alzheimer s disease.Twister among Toy Hall of Fame finalistsFoley and a collaborator, Neil Rabens, were hired in the mid-1960s by a St. Paul manufacturing firm that stanley quencher wanted to expand into games and toys. They came up with a game to be played on a mat on the floor, using a spinner to direct players to place their hands and feet on different colored circles. Dad wanted to make a game that could light up a party, Mark Foley said. They originally called it Pretzel. But they sold it to Milton Bradley, which came up with the Twister name. Th stanley canada e game became a sensation after Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor played it on The Tonight Show in 1966. Charles Chuck Foley. AP Photo/Courtesy of Mark Foley Hasbro Inc., which now manufacturers the game, said it continues to be a top seller. What makes the Twister game timeless is the fact that it s always been about showing off your free spirit and just having some laugh-out-loud, out of your seat fun, Hasbro Inc. said in a statement noting Foley s death.Mark Foley said hi Cruj Three Dead in Plane Crash Near N.J. Airport
Glen Campbell, the upbeat guitarist from Delight samba og , Arkansas, whose smooth vocals and down-home manner made him a mainstay of music and television for decades, has died, his family announced on Facebook on Tuesday. He was 81.Celebrity deaths of 2017: Look back at those we lost this year It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, g adidas campus beige randfather, and legendary singer and guitarist, Glen Travis Campbell ... following his long and courageous battle with Alzheimer s disease, a Facebook statement said.Photos: Glen Campbell through the yearsCampbell is best remembered for a string of country-inflected hits that ran from the mid- 60s to the late 80s: Gentle on My Mind, Rhinestone Cowboy, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, Southern Nights and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle among them.They fit in neatly on both pop and country radio, with two of them -- Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights -- hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.He was also famous for The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, a TV variety show that ran from 1969 to 1972.Before he became a solo star, Campbell was one of the music business most in-demand session guitarists, known for his astonishing speed and his brilliant ear.He was par adidas campus t of the famed Wrecking Crew of L.A. session musicians that included Hal Blaine, Leon Russell, Larry Knechtel and Carol Kaye. The crack band played on records by Phil Spector, Gary Lewis and the Playb
ST. PAUL, Minnesota The Minnesota man whose Twister game launc stanley cup hed decades of awkward social interactions at parties has died. He was 82.Charles Chuck Foley died July 1 at a care facility in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. His son, Mark Foley, said Thursday that his father had been suffering from Alzheimer s disease.Twister among Toy Hall of Fame finalistsFoley and a collaborator, Neil Rabens, were hired in the mid-1960s by a St. Paul manufacturing firm that stanley quencher wanted to expand into games and toys. They came up with a game to be played on a mat on the floor, using a spinner to direct players to place their hands and feet on different colored circles. Dad wanted to make a game that could light up a party, Mark Foley said. They originally called it Pretzel. But they sold it to Milton Bradley, which came up with the Twister name. Th stanley canada e game became a sensation after Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor played it on The Tonight Show in 1966. Charles Chuck Foley. AP Photo/Courtesy of Mark Foley Hasbro Inc., which now manufacturers the game, said it continues to be a top seller. What makes the Twister game timeless is the fact that it s always been about showing off your free spirit and just having some laugh-out-loud, out of your seat fun, Hasbro Inc. said in a statement noting Foley s death.Mark Foley said hi Cruj Three Dead in Plane Crash Near N.J. Airport
Glen Campbell, the upbeat guitarist from Delight samba og , Arkansas, whose smooth vocals and down-home manner made him a mainstay of music and television for decades, has died, his family announced on Facebook on Tuesday. He was 81.Celebrity deaths of 2017: Look back at those we lost this year It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, g adidas campus beige randfather, and legendary singer and guitarist, Glen Travis Campbell ... following his long and courageous battle with Alzheimer s disease, a Facebook statement said.Photos: Glen Campbell through the yearsCampbell is best remembered for a string of country-inflected hits that ran from the mid- 60s to the late 80s: Gentle on My Mind, Rhinestone Cowboy, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, Southern Nights and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle among them.They fit in neatly on both pop and country radio, with two of them -- Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights -- hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.He was also famous for The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, a TV variety show that ran from 1969 to 1972.Before he became a solo star, Campbell was one of the music business most in-demand session guitarists, known for his astonishing speed and his brilliant ear.He was par adidas campus t of the famed Wrecking Crew of L.A. session musicians that included Hal Blaine, Leon Russell, Larry Knechtel and Carol Kaye. The crack band played on records by Phil Spector, Gary Lewis and the Playb